Puerto Rican Pollo Guisado(Braised Chicken Stew)

Name: Puerto Rican Pollo Guisado(Braised Chicken Stew)
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Latin,Caribbean
Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds skin-on chicken, cut-up; 1 teaspoon adobo seasoning; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large potato, peeled and cubed; 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 cup chicken broth, or water; 1 culantro leaf; 1/4 cup pimento olives, pitted; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1 bay leaf; 1 tablespoon achiote oil, or 1 packet sazón seasoning; 1/2 cup sofrito

A Puerto Rican chicken stew features tender, fall-off-the-bone chicken simmered with green olives and sofrito.

⭐ 4.2 (169 reviews) Prep: 18 minCook: 40 minTotal: 58 minYields: 6 servings

Category Tags:

Dinner Entree

Cuisine Tags:

Latin Caribbean

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Instructions

Season chicken with adobo.
Heat olive oil over medium heat in a skillet or Dutch oven.
Brown chicken for 5 minutes per side.
Stir in potatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, culantro, olives, cumin, Italian seasoning, bay leaf, achiote oil, and sofrito, ensuring chicken is coated.
Cover and reduce heat to low; simmer for 35 minutes until chicken reaches 160 F.
Remove the bay leaf and culantro leaf before serving.